whoa.
Posted on 07/13/2026 8:22:36 PM PDT by Libloather
A welder miraculously walked away after his car exploded in a quiet New Jersey suburb on Monday morning — waking up residents to debris flying into their homes, according to authorities.
A 28-year-old man was inside his vehicle on Congressional Lane in Totowa, about 20 miles from Manhattan, around 5:30 a.m. when it was suddenly blown apart, the Totowa Police Department said in a statement.
The man was able to escape from the wrecked vehicle on his own and was taken to a local hospital for treatment and observation, cops said.
The victim, who is a welder, was alert and coherent when he emerged from the car, WABC reported. Authorities have not divulged what injuries he sustained.
A preliminary investigation revealed the explosion was likely caused by a leaking acetylene cylinder in the car’s trunk, police said.
Residents were woken up by their windows shattering, fences caving in and pieces of the blasted car careening into their homes on the tree-lined street following the blast, the outlet reported.
“We heard an explosion around 5:30 in the morning. It was very loud, it sounded like a giant boom, so that’s the first thing to say,” neighbor Sheldon Blaine told the local ABC affiliate station.
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I wish you could be the headline writer for all my news.
whoa.
“A preliminary investigation revealed the explosion was likely caused by a leaking acetylene cylinder in the car’s trunk, police said.”
Acetylene tanks just don’t crack open (or leak) on their own in New Jersey. So definitely a ‘message’ - the question is, will he get that message?
Lucky for him the leak was in the trunk - which likely burst and let most of the explosion escape....
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Who the HELL drives around with an acetylene cylinder in their trunk? And LEAKING?
My parents had a metal fabrication business. No one- but NO ONE carried those in private vehicles. They were transported in the backs of trucks, CHAINED securely upright so they didn’t move, with a protective metal cap over the valve to protect it.
Idiot was lucky he wasn’t killed….
Calling his wife-“Hi honey, you’ll never believe what just happened…”
Lucky aspuch is his name
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